Cme (CME) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Cme's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 12.28% for Q3 2026, up 0.03 percentage points from 12.25% a year earlier and up 1.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cme (CME) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cme's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 55.37%, up 42.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +32.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 12.58% in FY2024 (+6.71 pp), 5.87% in FY2023 (-0.44 pp), 6.31% in FY2022 (-816.33 pp) and 822.64% in FY2021 (+800.17 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is 5.46% (Q2 2022) to 16.14% (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.93 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 7.20 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 5.01 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CME's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 11.13% (Q2 2026), 12.95% (Q1 2026) and 13.02% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 110.48 Bn | 98.81 Bn | 359.20 Mn | 12.28% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 101.69 Bn | 35.78 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 98.41 Bn | 92.22 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 10.50% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 73.28 Bn | 52.89 Bn | - | 24.69% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 61.44 Bn | 58.88 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 11.95% |
| 6 | State Street | 46.84 Bn | 43.46 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 38.04 Bn | 28.52 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 28.12% |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.16 Bn | 18.81 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.22 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 30.09 Bn | 22.61 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.28% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.43% |
API Access
Cme Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CME", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();